Morning Meeting Fun!

This week!

Inquiring into natural resources

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Week of September 12th

Curriculum Night and Camp Storer meeting
This Tuesday, September 13th, Mitchell School will host our annual curriculum night.  I have lots to share with you about the exciting IB learning your child will be doing this year as well as information about our classroom and the ways in which I hope we will work together this year as teachers, students, and parents.  Prior to Curriculum Night, at 5:30 there will be an informational meeting about your child's trip to Camp Storer October, 24, 25, and 26.  Curriculum Night will begin at 6:00 p.m.

 IB Exhibition
Another exciting part of an IB Education is that each 5th grader participates in what is called Exhibition, where students complete an inquiry into something of their own choosing with guidance from the teachers and mentors in the building.  Keep an ear out for more information coming soon!


Home Study Period
The 5th grade homework expectation is that each student complete a 60 minute home study period each evening.  Everyday Math homelinks will begin to go home this week.  Students can also read, write, inquire into something of their choosing, or use educational technology.  Log-ins and passwords for the Everyday Math website, Sumdog, and Khan Academy will soon go home taped to the inside cover of your child's planner.  

A Successful First Week!

The first week of school was awesome!  It was good to see familiar faces and our new to Mitchell friends too!  We spent the week learning about each other, establishing classroom routines, and having fun together to begin to establish our classroom community.

We did some inquiry into the IB Learner Profile  and then collaboratively wrote a short explanation for each trait.  I call it the Learner Profile remix.

We got started learning how to work together in mixed groups through exploration of the Everyday Math Student Reference Book and also by learning how to play baseball multiplication.

Back to School!

Back to school hugs! (caught by AnnArbor.com).  So fun to see this moment captured as I send my son to Kindergarten and Ms. Talbot greets a SLI friend.  Your child is in good hands in our classroom this year!